After a decade of darlings, Amanda Seyfried takes a dark turn as porn star Linda Lovelace. What's a nice girl like her doing in a movie like this?

Risque Business

Risque Business

On accepting the title role of Linda Lovelace in the upcoming feature film Lovelace, in theaters Aug. 9: "I read the script and I was like, 'Wow, this is the riskiest thing that's happening [in Hollywood] right now.' The first thing you think about is that it could have ruined my career. At the same time, I was like, 'This is my chance to show them, to show the industry, to be recognized.'"

On the need for physical attraction in a relationship: "Everybody I've dated I've been sexually attracted to immediately. Sparks don't grow—your vagina doesn't become more inclined to wanting someone just because you're around them."